Legend of the Red Dragon

Legend of the Red Dragon 1994

xīn shàolín

A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.

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4.0 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
tào to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
kuài happy; joyful HSK 2
liǎn face HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
wàn ten thousand; a great number HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2
qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
zhōng among; in; included among these HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
zhǐ yào if only; so long as HSK 2
xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2
quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
huì opportunity; chance; occasion HSK 2
cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
ān quán safe; secure; safety; security HSK 2
tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock HSK 2
chū xiàn to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
jiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc HSK 2
tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) HSK 2
rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
gǎn jué feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive HSK 2
shì qing affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2
other; (sth or sb) else; the rest HSK 2
ér qiě (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore HSK 2
suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
first; number one; primary HSK 2
yào don't!; must not HSK 2